US 220 and PA 144 joined for a 2-mile, wrong-way duplex
from about 1 mile from Wingate to near Milesburg in Centre County. US 220 was
relocated in November 2002 to a new expressway to the east. As a result, the old
US 220 became Alternate US 220, including along the new Alternate US 220/PA 144
duplex.

Timothy Reichard 8/5/01

This photo was shot at the
end of the onramp from PA 144/PA 150 northbound
to US 220 southbound/PA 144 northbound. One week earlier, the US 220 sign stood
vertically.

Timothy Reichard 10/14/02

In October 2002, one month
before US 220 became Alternate US 220, covered-up Alternate banners were added.

Timothy Reichard 8/3/02

One mile to the south, PA
144 split off from US 220 in Wingate.

Timothy Reichard 8/3/02

Signs at the southern split
along PA 144 southbound, which turned to join US 220.

Timothy Reichard 8/5/01

Reassurance shields near
the southern split. I-80 is 3 miles to the north, and the old
US 220/PA 150 and PA 144/PA 150 duplexes
were 2 miles to the north.

About
halfway from the southern split to the northern one, US 220/PA 144 widened to
a 4-lane non-freeway expressway, i.e., with interchanges and at-grade intersections.
PA 144 split at the first exit, and PA 150 joined US 220 as far as I-80. PA 144/PA
150 have their own duplex, which also begins at the interchange shown here. Thus
the interchange was the northern split of US 220/PA 144, still is the northern
split PA 144/PA 150, and was the southern split
of US 220/PA 150. The US 220 duplexes are
now Alternate US 220 duplexes.

Timothy Reichard 8/3/02

At the interchange, heading
south, PA 144 joined US 220 for a wrong-way duplex and PA 150 for a same-way duplex.
This was the beginning of the US 220/PA 144 duplex.

From
the view of PA 144/PA 150 northbound at the same interchange, PA 144 is given
priority over PA 150 on a green guide sign.

Just
ahead, lots of shields to point one's way through the Milesburg Multiplex Mess.
I should add here that two miles north of this interchange, US 220 left PA 150
and joined I-80, making a sixth duplex of five routes in the Bellefonte-Milesburg
area (US 220/PA 144, US 220/PA 150, I-80/US
220, PA 144/PA 150, PA
144/PA 550, and PA 150/PA 550). After the
US 220 relocation, the US 220/PA 144 and US 220/PA 150 duplexes were changed to
Alternate US 220 duplexes. Both I-80/US 220 and
I-80/Alternate US 220 duplexes now follows the Keystone Shortway to the north,
adding a seventh duplex. Finally, US 220 now
follows PA 26, making an eighth duplex.

Crossing
the overpass, US 220/PA 144 access was via a cloverleaf ramp.